International directors gather for Globes panel

FILE - In this May 17, 2013 file photo, Director Asghar Farhadi arrives for a press conference for "The Past" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
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FILE - In this May 17, 2013 file photo, Director Asghar Farhadi arrives for a press conference for "The Past" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2012 file photo, Thomas Vinterberg arrives at a screening for "The Hunt" during the London Film Festival at The Odeon, Leicester Square, in London. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (Photo by Miles Willis/Invision/AP, File)The Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2012 file photo, Thomas Vinterberg arrives at a screening for "The Hunt" during the London Film Festival at The Odeon, Leicester Square, in London. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (Photo by Miles Willis/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, Director Abdellatif Kechiche attends "La Vida De Adele" (Blue Is The Warmest Color) photocall at the Santo Mauro Hotel in Madrid, Spain. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, File)The Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, Director Abdellatif Kechiche attends "La Vida De Adele" (Blue Is The Warmest Color) photocall at the Santo Mauro Hotel in Madrid, Spain. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Paolo Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, File)

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, Director Paolo Sorrentino poses for photographs during a photo call for the film "The Great Beauty" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)The Associated Press

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, Director Paolo Sorrentino poses for photographs during a photo call for the film "The Great Beauty" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Four of the five directors of Golden Globe-nominated foreign-language films, Sorrentino, "A Great Beauty," Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," Thomas Vinterberg, "The Hunt," and Asghar Farhadi, "The Past," gather in Hollywood for a panel symposium on their films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Hayao Miyazaki, whose film, "The Wind Rises" is also nominated in the same category, is unable to attend. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - This photo released by courtesy of Sundance Selects shows Lea Seydoux, left, as Emma and Adele Exarchopoulos as Adele in the film, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign language film. The 71st annual Golden Globes will air on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy Sundance Selects, File)The Associated Press

FILE - This photo released by courtesy of Sundance Selects shows Lea Seydoux, left, as Emma and Adele Exarchopoulos as Adele in the film, "Blue Is the Warmest Color," directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign language film. The 71st annual Golden Globes will air on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy Sundance Selects, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden Globe Awards are put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — a group of journalists who cover movies for international publications — so it's fitting to pay special tribute to international filmmakers.

The HFPA did that Saturday at its 11th annual Foreign Language Film Symposium, which drew the directors of four of the five foreign-language films nominated at Sunday's Golden Globes.

Abdellatif Kechiche of France ("Blue is the Warmest Color"), Thomas Vinterberg of Denmark ("The Hunt"), Paolo Sorrentino of Italy ("The Great Beauty") and Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi of Iran ("The Past") discussed their work with each other and an audience of fans at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre.

Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, whose film "The Wind Rises" is also up for a Globe, wasn't able to attend.

Apart from Vinterberg, who also works in English, each director was accompanied by an interpreter. All said that despite working in disparate languages, film transcends any such obstacles.

"Film is beyond all spoken language," Vinterberg said. "The more local I get in my writing, the farther my film reaches."

His nominated film, "The Hunt," stars Mads Mikkelsen as a lonely teacher whose life is upended by an innocent lie.

"Blue is the Warmest Color" is a coming-of-age love story. "The Great Beauty" explores the indulgence of lavish nightlife. "The Past" deals with family relationships. "The Wind Rises" is about a dreamer who designed fighter planes in World War II.

Trailers for all five films up for the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film were shown at the symposium, where filmmakers also took questions from fans. The winner will be announced Sunday at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards.

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